• Static control (Text, Currency, Markdown, RTF, HTML, Date, Time).
  
• Calculated control.
• Image control.
• Bar Code control.
• Preset control.
• Chart control.
  
• Shape control.
• Check Box control.
• Internal Report control (advanced type of control).
• Signature control.
  
• URL Link control.
  

• For more details, see the online help about each type of control.
• The report editor also offers several controls that enable user interaction:
  • Edit control.
    
  • Check Box control.
  • Combo Box control.
  For more details, see Editable reports.

Static control

• plain text, RTF, HTML, Markdown,
  
• numeric, currency, currency + Euro,
• date,
• time, duration.

1. Go to the "General" tab in the Static control description window ("Description" in the control context menu).
2. Select the type of information displayed ("Type" combo box).
3. Validate.

• the data from an item (or variable) in the report data source.
  Remark: The item or variable bound to the control is defined in the "Binding" tab of the control description window.
• the content of another control found in the report.
• a value defined through programming.

Examples:

• through programming (Static property).
• in the report editor. In this case, two methods are available:
  • Method 1:
    1. Select the control. The selection handles appear around the control.
    2. Click the control again. The mouse cursor turns into an input cursor.
    3. Enter the new text.
    4. Modify (if necessary) the formatting of the caption:
       • for a text caption: via the formatting options on the "Modification" tab, in the "Quick edit" group:
         
       • for an RTF caption: via the formatting toolbar that is displayed above the control:
         
  • Method 2:
    1. Select the control.
    2. Open the control description window ("Description" in the context menu).
    3. Enter the new text in each language supported by the control.
    4. Modify (if necessary) the formatting in the "Style" tab.
       

• the stored currency: currency of the data in the report data source. If the control is handled through programming, the currency used for the value will be the stored currency.
• the display currency: currency used to display the value when printing the report. This currency can differ from the stored currency. The conversion is automatically performed.
• the dual display: two "Currency + Euro" controls can be bound. In this case, the report editor distinguishes between two types of controls:
  • the base control: this control contains the value in the report data source.
  • the tracker control: this control is used to display the value of base control in the selected currency.

Calculated control

• on an item of the data source.
• on a control found in the report.
• programmatically.

Examples:

Specific "Calculated" control: "Currency + Euro"
For a "Currency + Euro" Calculated control, you have the ability to manage:

• the stored currency: currency of the data in the report data source. If the control is handled through programming, the currency used for the value will be the stored currency.
• the display currency: currency used to display the value when printing the report. This currency can differ from the stored currency. The conversion is automatically performed.
• the dual display: two "Currency + Euro" controls can be bound. In this case, the report editor distinguishes between two types of controls:
  • the base control: this control contains the value in the report data source.
  • the tracker control: this control is used to display the value of base control in the selected currency.

Image control

• be selected from the control description window ("General" tab) by clicking :
  • The "Browse" option is used to select an image file accessible from your computer.
  • The "Catalog" button is used to choose an image found in the image catalog of WINDEV.
• correspond to the content of an item found in the data source (for example, if the data source is an HFSQL file, the item can be an Image memo or a character string containing the full image path). The "Image" control is bound to this item.
  Remark: The item (or variable) bound to the control is defined in the "Binding" tab of the control description window.

Multilingual images
If your application or your site is multilingual, a different image can be selected for each language supported by the report. This option is useful for images with text, for example.
The corresponding image will be printed according to the runtime language of project. To select image for each language, click and select "Multilingual".

Preset control

• System date,
• System time,
• Number of the current page,
• Total number of pages in the report,
• Number of the current page in relation to the total number of pages in the report.

Example:

To modify the type of information displayed in a "Preset" control:

1. Go to the "General" tab in the "Preset" control description window ("Description" in the control context menu).
2. Select the type of information displayed ("Type" combo box).
3. Validate.

Chart control

• Pie, donut, semi-circular.
• Column (clustered or stacked, vertical or horizontal).
• Line, area.
• Scatter, radar.
• Bubble chart.
• Stock chart (Candlestick, MinMax or BarChart).

• The series of the Chart control can be bound to an Array variable.

Example:

• the type of chart (stock, pie, line, ...).
• the chart parameters: title, legend, 3D chart, display of labels, ...
• the parameters of axes: titles, grid, ...
• the characteristics of series:
  • the source and data displayed by the category labels (programming, data file, query, WLanguage array, report data source).
    
  • the name of series (used for the series labels):
    
  • the source of series (programming, data file, query, WLanguage array, report data source)
  • the data displayed by the series.
  • the line thickness, the color and the type of dots.

• the fill block,
• the control or the item corresponding to the series,
• the selection mode of data.

Shape control

• horizontal or vertical lines,
• circles,
• rectangles (with straight or rounded borders).

Check Box control

If the control value is set to True, the box is checked:

If the control value is set to False, the box is unchecked:

Example:

Remark: The item or variable bound to the control is defined in the "Binding" tab of the control description window.

Internal Report control

• a report displaying the data in a table.
• a report displaying the data in a chart.
  

• the call to iPrintReport to print the secondary report.
• the obligation to print the nested report after the main report. These reports cannot be printed side by side.

• one below another,
• side by side.

URL Link control

• a link to an email address,
• a link to an Internet site,
• ...

Example:

Edit control

• to allow the user to type the information to print,
• to allow the user to modify the information to print,
• ...

• the type of control (text, numeric, date, time),
• the associated mask: the available masks are the ones supported by the PDF format. They are available for the numerics, the dates and the times.
• the input size, which means the maximum number of characters allowed in the control. If this parameter is set to 0, there is no limit.
• the horizontal alignment,
• the initial value,
• the style of caption and input area.

• Multiline edit control: if the users enter more lines than what is visible, the non-visible lines will not be printed. During the input, the edit controls manage a vertical scrollbar.
• Style of input area: In this version, only the "Arial" font can be used.
• The edit control is not bound to an item in a data file or query. To display information coming form a file or from a query, the control must be assigned by programming.
• The borders of the input area cannot be configured (thickness, color, etc.).
• No currency type can be used (the Euro symbol is not supported).